Maharashtra Board Class 8 Measurement and Effects of Heat , Textbook Exercises This page includes Fill in the Blanks, Questions and Answers, as well as Additional Questions and Answers for the chapter.
Whom should I pair with? Solution
               Group ‘A’ Group ‘B’
- Temperature of a healthy human body b. 98.6 °F
- Boiling point of water d. 212 °F
- Room temperature a. 296 K
- Freezing point of water c. 0°C
Who is telling the truth?
- The temperature of a substance is measured in joule. False.
- Heat flows from an object at higher temperature to an object at lower temperature. True.
- The joule is the unit of heat. True.
- Objects contract on heating. False.
- Atoms of a solid are free. False.
- The average kinetic energy of atoms in a hot object is less than the average kinetic energy of atoms in a cold object. False.
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a.A thermometer is used to measure ……………. [temperature]
b.The apparatus used to measure heat is called a ………… [calorimeter]
c.Temperature is the measure of the …………. kinetic energy of the atoms in a substance. [average]
d.The heat contained in a substance is the measure of the ………….kinetic energy of the atoms in the substance.[total]
What must be the temperature in Fahrenheit so that it will be twice its value in Celsius?
 Class 8 Measurement and Effects of Heat Additional QA
What is the unit of heat in the SI system?
Answer: c) Joule
What is geothermal energy?
Answer: b) Heat generated in the Earth’s center
Which element undergoes fission to produce a huge amount of heat in atomic energy projects?
Answer: b) Uranium
